The industry at the time of Ipack-Ima 2015

The signs revealed in the second half of 2014 showing a good run of the packaging and food processing sector are consolidating: the first months of 2015 have in fact seen a reinforcement of the growth dynamic across the entire sector (suppliers of technology, materials and services associated with activities of processing and packaging food and other products, and the users of these products and services).

Hence bolstered by positive readings and expectations, the Italian operators of the packaging and processing materials and machine segment are about to give rise to the 2015 edition of Ipack Ima (Fiera Milano, Rho, 19th-23rd May): an exhaustive show in terms of format and contents, in virtue of its simultaneous running with the vertical shows Dairy Tech and Meat Tech, with Converflex, Intralogistica Italia and Fruit Innovation.
To those who have chosen to show technology and skills live for the occasion, we asked them for the reasons behind their choice.
But we also asked them to more broadly reflect on the moment in time which we are experiencing, aiming at sharing an approach to entrepreneurship that, given the results of the most recent studies, still seems to be positive. Nine months on from the last survey launched by ItaliaImballaggio (where around 170 companies took part), we hence decided to repropose a “collective” reflection by way of a survey online focussed on “The industry at the time of Ipack-Ima”: on this occasion some 600 enquiries resulted in the returning of over 110 responses.

We thank all those who took part in the undertaking, with which we wished to offer an updated scenario of the market and the general feelings as to the same.
Once again we focused on the value of the tradition of Italian manufacturing, the good and concrete business administration, the contribution that research and technology offer for the success of a product, without obviously overlooking what it means to live and operate in a global market.

Food for thought, posed in the form of questions
With the aim of facilitating the reading of this article, we have summarized the trends expressed by the operators. As a complement, we propose a series of charts with aggregate data based on the answers and the technological information that were sent in to us to round off the survey “The Industry at the time of Ipack-Ima 2015 by ItaliaImballaggio”.

The value of a fair
What does it mean to participate today in a fair like Ipack-Ima? (Multiple responses)
• Testify ones own vitality to the market (the important thing is being there) • Introduce new products • Consolidate existing relations • Acquire new customers • Contact distributors • Monitor the technological development of the sector • Other (specify)
Out of 106 responses received, while 84 refer to Ipack-Ima as an ideal place for meeting potential users, 67 consider it an important time to reconnect with established contacts. That’s also why 72% of respondents consider attendance indispensable, presenting new solutions (67.92%). Among the comments submitted, what stands out is an intention to take advantage of the event in order to “study the competition”, but also to note recent important changes to companies (which might now have direct Italian subsidiaries rather than distributors, for instance).

Doing business today: after the crisis...
What has the recent crisis bequeathed to the Italian industrial system, and in particular to our segment? (Multiple responses)
• A different corporate culture • A better organization of activities • Increased awareness of the value of R&D • The conviction of having the ability to react to problems with pragmatism • The conscience of the value of the technology and the role of trend setter in an increasingly broad competitive scenario • A feeling of marginalisation compared to the globalised world • The difficulty of giving rise to a management model with“low fixed costs” that is flexible and reactive • Being hampered by a labour market that is all too rigid • The importance of having adequate social shock absorbers.
The value of research proves a driving factor for 64.71% of respondents, tied up with a conviction that they have managed, during these troubled years, to rationalize as best as possible the concern’s management (54.90%). The Italians, furthermore, continue to consider themselves protagonists of the global market, although certain comments submitted explicitly refer to the need to have a “national system allied with business, one that facilitates rather than impedes business».
Another “legacy” of the crisis is a certain difficulty in planning for the medium-long term.

Doing business today: strategies for the future
What strategies have you fielded to win the globalization game? (Multiple responses)
• Organizational redesign • Optimization of manufacturing activities - Relocation of manufacturing • Manufacturing and commercial partnerships • Company network contracts  • Growth in size by external means (buy-ups) • Internal growth • Focus on the quality and certification of products and services • Focus on new products • Focus on high-performance products • Focus on standard products  • Expansion of the offer • Revision of the sales network policies (external and internal) • Other (specify)
The sample we interviewed has expressed one certainty in particular: the Italians have no intention of moving their production abroad. However, they also appear reluctant to implement business networks or develop via external channels. Promising, on the other hand, is the data on revision of commercial networks (41.41%). But it’s the search for quality products (preferably new ones) and services that fleshes out these concerns’ expanding offer, before it can be distributed through targeted marketing campaigns.

The market: initial results and forecasts
2014 balance sheet and forecasts
• Did 2014’s turnover beat 2013? • Have your profit margins improved? • Currently is your order book fuller compared to the same period in 2014? • Are exports in 2014 more lively than domestic demand? • Could Expo Milano act as a growth driver for your business? • Do you expect a growth in turnover in 2015? • Will the falling euro lead to a higher share of exports in 2015? • Will your level of employment increase in 2015?
Perceptions are positive in terms of various indicators: not only has 2014 turnover grown for 84.78% of interviewees, but approximately 87% of them expect theirs to grow even more in 2015, benefitting in part from the devaluation of the euro (69.77%).
Also confirmed is an export dynamic performing leaps and bounds better than domestic demand. Only 58.89% of respondents perceive the EXPO as a growth driver (90 answered this question). For the current year, approximately 65% of operators see no chance of growing employment.

The competition
Finally, the ritual question: what do you have to offer over and above your international competitors? (Multiple responses)
• The brand value • The “typical” nature of interpersonal relations • the strength of leading edge technological knowhow • A cost-effective quality/price ratio • A high capacity to customize the offer • A superior level of post sales service • Other (specify)
The Italians continue to be “masters” of personalization according to approximately 80% of operators participating in the survey, which also boast cutting edge technical knowledge: these are added value characteristics that continue to make the difference on the international market. Attention to post-sales service (62.5%) and brand value remain the best cards up Italian concerns’ sleeves.

Ipack-Ima companies in alphabetical order

ALTECH - ATLANTIC ZEISER - AXOR INDUSTRIES - BALLUFF - BDP - CAPITANI - CIESD - CONCETTI - DELFIN - DESIRÒ - DUE F.P. - EBERLE - ECOR RESEARCH - ENSINGER ITALIA - ETIPACK - EUROPACK - FABO - GOGLIO - ICHEMCO - PK IMBALLAGGI - IMS DELTAMATIC (ROTOMAC) - K.L.A.IN.ROBOTICS - LEISTER TECHNOLOGIES ITALIA - MARKEM-IMAJE - MARTINI ALFREDO - MAYR® - MONDIAL - NEMA - NEW PROJECT - NIMAX - NUOVAERREPLAST - OCRIM - OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM - OMS SPA - OFFICINA MECCANICA SESTESE - PACBRO - PARKER - P.E. LABELLERS (PACKLAB) - PROGET SYSTEM - P.T.M. TECHNOLOGY - QUALITY TOOLS - RAM ELETTRONICA - RAMAC - ROMANI COMPONENTS - RULLI RULMECA - SALKA INTERNATIONAL - SAPIPLAST - SCHMALZ - SEW-EURODRIVE - SIAT - SIAT  - SISCODATA - SMIPACK - TOMOLPACK - VIRTO GROUP/CUCCOLINI - WENGLOR SENSORIC - ZANIN F.LLI

ALTECH SRL
The Altech ALline linear pressure sensitive labeler will be presented in a new and improved version, including smaller footprint and improved visual appeal. The result is a structurally sturdier system that is hence more accurate and constant in terms of high performance, quieter and more userfriendly in terms of commissioning and adjustment. The ALline linear system with modular design incorporates ALritma heads. Overall protection and easy format change aided by microprocessor are the other features of this new unit, available also in the more complex ALlineD/C configuration for cylindrical and elliptical flacons.
Pad. 2 - Stand E01 F10


ATLANTIC ZEISER
A reliable and competent partner that offers concerns, government agencies and institutions a wide range of innovative solutions adapted to meet the most complex challenges, Atlantic Zeiser is a leading supplier of coding, serialization, customization and track&trace systems for bank notes, official documents and tags, electronic passports, security packaging, ID cards, commercial and financial cards.
The concern’s products are based on in-house technologies. Customers can therefore rely on a single supplier capable of meeting all supply chain needs with efficiency, security and reliability, thanks to a complete offer of hardware, software and inks.
Pad. 2 - Stand P09 R10

AXOR INDUSTRIES
Axor Industries presents in Italy the Mack System, a multi-axis brushless system for extremely compact machines that is economical and innovative. The system is scalable: it consists of a power supply and drive evolved modular hybrid cable associated with the new brushless  MackMotor.
For system integration the Mack System proposes the MackIndy, a stand alone single phase 230Vac version.
Pad. 4 - Stand C29 D32

BALLUFF
The new Balluff Light Array BLA is an optical measurement technology that – on production, packaging and quality control lines – identifies, contactless, objects of various nature comparing and selecting them in terms of their dimensions. An optical blade beam is emitted between receiver and emitter, enabling the recognition and measurement of the objects within the same.
The sensor operates independently, without the need for added devices such as controller, PC or special software. Simple and intuitive to install, program and commission, it provides a broad range of functions.
Pad. 14 - Stand C07 D06


BDP
A complete packaging line for tins will be presented by BDP. It comprises filling machines for food products (nuts, peanuts, pistachio nuts and dried fruit, coffee, powdered milk, tea, spices, nutritional supplements etc.), can inertization systems (residual oxygen below 1%), placing of the base of the can with relative crimping, made with the latest crimping machines devised by the builder (model MA 99 FM MAP), lot marking and placement of the aroma saving cap.
Pad. 4 - Stand V21 Z24


CAPITANI
The Como based company specializes in the design and production of machines and accessories for pastamakers, supplying both smallscale and medium-sized producers, offering a vast range of semiautomatic and automatic sheeters, sheet cutters, machines with interchangeable moulds for producing gnocchi, cappelletti, double sheet ravioli in various formats. On show the new version of the Kompact 250 combined automatic unit for producing long and filled pasta, that thanks to its special build, combines reduced footprint, flexibility of use and excellent productive versatility. Kompact 250 comprises an automatic sheeter with 35 kg doughmaking tray, extractable mixing blade, laminating unit (25 cm wide), double sheet ravioli machine (25 cm), electrical pasta cutter for the automatic production of sheets for lasagne, tagliatelle, tagliolini, capelli d’angelo, spaghetti alla chitarra and pappardelle.
Pad. 4 - Stand V21 Z24

CIESD
Leader at national and international level in the production of PVC and in converting flexible film (gravure printing, metalisation, demetalization and lamination), the company CIESD aims its attention at the fair on an important process: demetalization. Ideal for double twist wrap packaging of sweets and/or chocolates, the transparency of film made using this process confers particular prestige to the wrapped product, enhancing both appeal and visibility.
Pad. 7 - Stand C19


CONCETTI
The result of Concetti’s experience in FFS technology, the new Forza 2600 combines high speed, great reliability and easy maintenance with a highly efficient functioning, low air consumption and noise,  good userfriendliness. Created especially for the petrochemical sector, Forza 2600 reaches filling speeds of 2,600 25 kg bags/h. Among the optionals we cite: welding of the corners (K welds) that improves the shape of the bag and means it can be totally emptied, optimising the stability and the visual appeal of the pallet; the electric hoist enables the loading of the roll without the use of external raising methods; a gusset forming device, with which bags with gussets can be created, starting from a flat or pillow tubular roll.
Pad. 1 - Stand B27


DELFIN
Cantilevered machine, with all the mechanics at the back insulated from the work surface and protected from dirt and from product residue, the horizontal packaging machine TAURUS 700 by Delfin, with bow motion seal jaws and film roll holder from the top, also featuring the following components:
2600 mm long infeed conveyor  complete with stainless steel AISI 304 deck plates and side guards; food grade nylon pushers and pushers supports; longitudinal fin seal assembly carried out by 3 sets of independent fin wheels diameter 120mm. First set is for pulling, second one is for sealing and third one is for driving, pre-heating system and cooling devices; one box motion sealing assembly with 350mm wide jaws and cutting knife assembly; electronic torque limiter on sealing jaws; motorization by means of 5 brushless motors, one for the infeed conveyor, one for fin wheels assembly and one for transverse jaws assembly ,one for sealing paddles closing and one for band under the wheels; one self-centering cantilever film roll holder 700 mm wide from the top; discharge conveyor belt one meter long with independent motor controlled by inverter; safety protection;
color touch screen with the possibility to store up to 99 working programs; one fixed and one adjustable working box; standard spare parts kit; Festo pneumatic components.
Pad. 7 - Stand A78


DESIRÒ SRL
Desirò designs and creates automatic machines for the assembly of components for closures, used in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, chemical, industrial and household products sectors, aiming at the constant innovation of their tried and tested series of assembly machines.
At the fair their alternative disk inserting machine model GD12, that enables the shearing and insertion of liner of various composition in plastic or aluminium capsules for pharmaceutical use. It comes in a standard version, with production speeds of 200 pcs/min, but other version up to 1000 pcs/min are possible. The new feature proposed by Desirò is the feed system suited to any type of liner, including those with aluminium facing on one side.
Pad. 10 - Stand G19


DUE F.P. SRL
The range of Due F.P. products has been recently extended thanks to a new generation print system, that can produce personalisable stretchfilm, printed up to 3 colors on film 10µ to 70µ thick and of any height (up to 500 mm). The company can boast thirty years of experience in the print of polyvinylchloride (PVC solvent), polypropylene (BOPP solvent, acrylic and hot melt) and in ecological crepe paper (ecological masking natural rubber) in different heights (from 12 to 200 mm). The flexographic print machines used enable the reproduction of any image in up to 4 Pantone colors.
Pad. 10 - Stand F39


EBERLE SAS
Eberle Sas presents its high tech offer destined for manufacturers of cores and edge protectors (but also anyone using cores in the paper and packaging industry).
In particular, the concern offers a range of highly flexible machinery, with automatic adjustments and simple format changeover, enabling high production speeds. The latest developments involve, in particular, the production of spirally wound paper cores and edge protectors, as well as core cutting.
On show at the stand will be the Victoria Evolution multi-knife cutter (pictured), single knife core-cutter Zenith, the core recutting machine Optima and the Profiline guillotine for the production of “V” and “U”-shaped edge protectors.
Pad. 6 -  Stand F45 G46


ECOR RESEARCH SPA
The Ecor Research (Schio, VI) testbeds will be presented during an integrated simulation, to test the reliability of components, systems and subsystems of the customer. These machines, designed and made by a team of qualified engineers, reproduce the mechanical, thermal and chemical stress of the products. The sensors installed reveal  the data that, processed on the computer, locate the conditions in which malfunctions occur. Determining the lifecycle of the product entails an advantage in terms of costs, enabling the planning of process optimisation activities and devising solutions for better maintenance. Ecor Research also deals with the design, prototyping and production of critical componentry.
Pad. 7 - Stand B174


ENSINGER ITALIA
In a stand entirely dedicated to the offer of high performance semiprocessed thermoplastic materials, Ensinger Italia places the onus on a range of its semiprocessed products it manufactures and distributes, capable of satisfying the variety of technical demands placed by the packaging and food processing sector. The three thematic focuses: materials that can be picked up on the metal detector for food contact and conforming to FDA standards and UE 10/2011; auto lubricating materials with improved flow and wear properties; materials reinforced with glass fibre or carbon, with excellent rigidity and high temperature stability.
Pad. 7 - Stand A94


ETIPACK
Pharma 4 is the specific system devised by Etipack for the labeling of pharmaceutical cases. A sole solution that combines different functions: weighing, upper labeling with stamp or “vignette” and control of successful operation, Datamatrix code and non coded data printing with relative OCV/OCR check, adding of anticounterfeiting seals on the flaps of the cases and check of successful label application.
Pharma 4 is provided with a separate system for discriminating the waste from weigh errors from that associated with incorrect coding or labeling. Furthermore is comes with a unique touchscreen interface for piloting machine functions, camera and print unit, via functioning by formula. The system, designed in conformity with GAMP guidelines, is totally accessible to the operator, facilitating regular roll change, adjustment and maintenance.
Pad. 2 - Stand C01 D06


EUROPACK
Winner Green palletiser by Europack revolutionizes the world of palletising with an innovative system which, instead of dispersing the kinetic energy in the form of heat during braking, it allows a partial recovery in the form of electric power, which can again be used for the power supply of its electrical devices.
Pad. 1 - Stand A28 B25


FABO
Producer of industrial adhesive tape since 1971, Fabo is today one of the most important concerns in the sector, ready to face the challenges of the market thanks to a flexible approach towards the needs of its customers and its capacity to innovate. The range of industrial adhesive tapes, with hot melt and acrylic technology, every year gains new products. The new solution presented at Ipack-Ima 2015 is Tamper Evident Tape, a security tape especially designed to guarantee the integrity of the pack.
Pad. 6 - Stand F19 G28


GOGLIO
Technology and innovation are in Goglio’s DNA: under the spotlight at Ipack-Ima, the concern’s packaging lines, which, for the occasion, will be presented in a completely new light.
The Goglio stand will be transformed into an extraordinary hypertechnological space, where visitors can interact with machines, immerge themselves in their technology and know them in every minimal detail thanks to a sophisticated reconstruction called Cube Live 3D.
And in order for visitors to discover all the advantages of “flexible innovation”, the concern invites all to visit Expo 2015 and the must-see packaging discovery exhibit set up in the “Cibus è Italia” space.
Pad. 7 - Stand  D19


ICHEMCO SRL
Having started in 1979 with a range of products for pressure sensitive applications, Ichemco’s catalogue has been broadened to include products for adhesive, textile and leather finishing. Regardless of the material you wish to coat, the technology involved or the pressure sensitive adhesive you intend to use, Ichemco has the right product for you.
With over 30 years of experience the laboratory can assist the client providing a complete and competent service, regarding packaging tapes, protective films, special tapes, labels, masking tapes, lamination, adhesive production, leather finishing and textile finishing.
Pad. 10 - Stand G16 H15

PK IMBALLAGGI
The Better Packages 555eMA PK Imballaggi, versatile and reliable, has a keyboard that enables the pre-setting of 14 cutting measures automatically, distributing the exact quantity of gummed paper to close cartons of various sizes. Three consecutive measures can be memorised automatically, to obtain the typical “H” shaped closure. Thanks to an adjustable electrical device, the heating of the water in the tank enables the speedier revival of the glue and a speedier drying of the carton. BP 555eMA is suited for normal or reinforced rolls of gummed paper, from 45 to 80 mm wide and up to 200 m long. Also available an optional ultrasonic device, that can automatically measure the box to be closed, avoiding waste.
Pad. 10 - Stand B28 C27


IMS DELTAMATIC (ROTOMAC)
The automatic rewinder 15s.G by Rotomac (brand of the Ims Deltamatic group) works aluminium, film and baking paper for the food industry. The strongpoint of the model is embossing:  in a single pass the machine is capable of turning flat aluminium rolls into embossed rolls for domestic use. The micro-embossing unit is integrated and installed inside the machine. The embossing roll is pre-assembled in a modular unit that can be easily and speedily removed and replaced by another module with a differently designed roller. Thus a vast range of designs can be achieved.
Pad. 7 - Stand A92 B91


K.L.A.IN.ROBOTICS
K.L.A.IN.robotics previews robots by Veltru, a Swiss builder of parallel kinematic robots, adapted for pick&place applications and primary and secondary packaging processes in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals sectors. In 2014, K.L.A.IN.robotics acquired exclusive distribution rights in Italy for the Swiss builder, and Ipack-Ima is the ideal showcase for making official this partnership.
Pad. 7 - Stand D122

LEISTER TECHNOLOGIES ITALIA
Leister is showing its wide range of hot air systems, which have the advantage of heating without direct contact between the object and the heat source, minimizing the risk of altering or damaging more delicate objects, preventing the formation of condensation, which can lead to the growth of molds. There are numerous applications in packaging for these solutions: from heatshrink to forming, from drying to sterilization. LHS heaters offer a decidedly complete range of solutions:
A compact model like LHS 15 offers with less than half a kilogram all the quality of Leister systems, with an airstream that can reach 650°C.
More powerful models will also be on show: LHS 21S and 21L, 41S and 41L, 61S and 61L, up to the most powerful model in the range, the LHS 91, which with 40 kW output, is capable of replacing gas fed heaters.
Alongside the LHS heaters, the MISTRAL and HOTWIND blowers will also be shown, equipped, with brushless motors, suitable for continuous cycle applications. The double flange models DF 5000 and DF 10000 are adapted for integration with air feed installations and can be used for feeding air up to 350° in temperature.
Pad. 14 - Stand F07


MARKEM-IMAJE
9450 is the new continuous inkjet coder by Markem-Imaje, designed to maximize production efficiency and reliability, as well as to reduce consumption and costs (by up to 20%).
The promotional coding function enables quickly implementing marketing actions with just a USB stick.
Printing texts, barcodes (including Datamatrix and QR), logos, etc. is available in 35 languages, with a wide range of inks, specific to every traceability and sustainability need.
The Mark&Read function built into the coder simplifies the user experience, and the option of easily integrating an innovative vision system enables perfect coding, preventing recalls and defective items.
For this marking system, Markem-Imaje offers tailored service packages to maintain the new machine’s starting performance over time.
Pad. 2 - Stand G01 H10


MARTINI ALFREDO
In order to offer a new tool useful for food safety controls, Martini Alfredo SpA has recently tested and marketed its DET (detectable) line of containers, printed with a particular resin: not only food safe, but also detectable by product integrity control installations, which normally detect the presence of any metals inside the processed and packaged products.
Now foods contaminated with fragments of plastic material when one of these containers is accidentally broken or chipped can be identified and discarded by the supply chain. For immediate recognizability, the DET (detectable) line is made blue in color.
Pad. 10 - Stand B18 C17


MAYR®
ROBA®-capping head is the new line of capping heads developed by Mayr® power transmission for bottling installations. The solution guarantees reduced maintenance and greater resistance to wear, enabling a reduction in operational costs and machine stops, while guaranteeing high productivity at the same time.
Mayr® capping heads, with continuous slip torque and no vibrations, apply screw-on plastic caps with high torque repeatability. The closed and robust frame makes them resistant to grime and aggressive cleaners.
Pad. 10 - Stand E32 F29


MONDIAL
In addition to representing brands in its main product lines (bearings, linear motion, couplings, chain and free wheels), the Mondial Group, with its affiliate companies, designs and builds special bearings, couplings and linear systems. Among these, the latest creation is the MTM torque rotostator, made for a rotary machine transporting a label scanning head destined for packaging machines.
Mondial’s MTM torque rotostator represents a valid solution for all applications requiring precision angular positioning and continuous rotation with highly consistent torque and speed.
Pad. 14 - Stand C23 D20


NEMA
Nema’s latest end of line packaging solution is the TC90, with higher performance than the smaller TC70. This new machine bundle is capable of processing 14-15 bundles/minute, processing both pre-packaged products (rolls, boxes, packages, jars, bags etc.) and those with no primary packaging, in various sizes, to meet the needs of all production segments (tissues, food, non food, household products etc.).
Nema offers the option of customizing the bundler; after choosing the size (70 or 90), customers can define other options (production speed, bundle configuration etc.), requesting the modules and optionals most suited to their needs. The offer of modules to be integrated is diverse: deviators, channelers, stackers, straighteners, launchers, retraction tunnels etc…
Pad. 14 - Stand F37


NEW PROJECT
The wide range of automated industrial lines for primary packaging of wide consumption retail products offered by New Project are custom built and user friendly. Designed for filling and sealing Kraft paper prefabricated block bottom bags, they are destined for a diverse array of product types: dry granular and powder, food and non food (flour, sugar, tea and herbal teas, leaf products, cous cous, toasted spices, but also coal, chalk, chemical products, arts and crafts products etc.). Models with different output speeds are available (from 0.75 to 6.75 t/h), with mechanical speed of 25 to 98 packagings per minute, with single or double doser, single/multi-track, with weight of 0.5 to 12.5 kg and variable volume.
Pad. 1 - Stand B78


NIMAX
The Nimax offer of marking systems meets the needs of the most diverse production types, with inkjet, laser, heat transfer, high resolution drop-on-demand and print & apply technologies. Along with this offer, the concern is showing its new inspection solutions, with metal detector and x-ray technology, enabling automated all around control of every single product, complying with relevant food safety laws (HACCP, BRC and IFS), essential for retail suppliers.
Pad. 2 - Stand P01 R06

NUOVAERREPLAST
Founded in 1980 as a manufacturer of flexible packaging for the industrial and fashion sectors, since 2004 the family-run Nuovaerreplast has extended its range to include food and non food packaging.
The concern’s production division covers a surface of approximately 15,000 m2, divided into a converting section and one dedicated to extrusion. The machine pool, cutting edge and technically advanced, has recently been expanded with the acquisition of a new Uteco printer (up to 10 colors), a Nordmeccanica Super Combi laminator and new laboratory instruments. The concern’s investments in equipment have strengthened its market position. Indeed, Nuovaerreplast has reported a 40% increase in its turnover.
Pad. 14 - Stand D27 E26


OCRIM
Operating since 1945 in the milling sector and the supply of silos and cereals transport, Ocrim brings to the table seventy years of passion, achievement and pride, a concern that has had the good fortune of being born in Italy and the fortitude to remain in the country. At Ipack-Ima it is presenting its latest technological and engineering innovations, which leverage the identity of an Italian made brand. The concern supplies complete installations, starting from design and proceeding through civil works and testing, offering the customer a turnkey product.
Pad. 3 - Stand B35 C34

OERLIKON LEYBOLD VACUUM
From among its pumps for food processing and packaging, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum is presenting the Leyvac and Dryvac lines, suitable for packaging in modified atmosphere, thermoforming, freeze-drying and vacuum cooling.
All the solutions on show feature technical excellence: screw-on dry technology that guarantees significant reductions in management costs; pressure up to 5x10-3 mbar; high pumping speed (80 to 1200 m3/h); maximum energy efficiency with integrated inverter for optimal control of pressure and processes; smart monitoring of the main parameters through inverter interfaces (Modbus profibus and digital Ethernet I/Os); low noise and heat dispersal.
The modular and compact system is adapted for both vertical and horizontal flow installations.
Pad. 1 - Stand B03


OMS SPA - OFFICINA MECCANICA SESTESE
The OMS stretch hooding machine mod. IS46 is an automatic machine which uses a single work station for packaging operations using  stretch film. The machine uses coils (1 or 2 or 3) of tubular elastic film with side gussets to package differently sized packs. The OMS IS46 has been designed for a high performance (up to 240 packs/h) while keeping a high-quality of the packaged product. With its innovative coil holder it is possible to prepare the coil which will go into operation without having to stop the machine. For maintenance purposes, the operator can totally and easily access the machine’s sensible areas since they are all either at ground level or can be reached from the ground.
Pad. 6 - Stand B1 C8


PACBRO SRL
The Pacbro range of forming and closure solutions for cardboard boxes, in addition to wrapping low, medium and high range palletized loads, offers a variety of quality offers: from the simplest to the most sophisticated models, responding to customers’ diverse technological demands. The Pacbro offer is completed by pre and post sales services, supporting international distributors in their respective countries.
Pad. 10 - Stand E06 F01


PARKER
The IEC61131-3 Parker Automation Controller (PAC) for axis control is a high performance solution that enables quickly developing applications while reducing startup costs. With the help of EtherCAT communication, integrated motion, I/Os and application software by Parker Automation Manager (IDE, Integrated Development Environment), PAC supplies OEMs with a highly engineered solution for the most demanding applications. The package, which includes a single intuitive development environment, employs programming languages that comply with industrial standards and is capable of supplying data in real time, thanks to a network connection and communication. Integrating the PAC with an existing factory network is made simple, for connection with third party devices. The controller integrates various communication protocols, including OPC Server, Modbus TCP, EtherCAT, double LAN and options for Ethernet/IP, Profinet and Profibus.
Pad. 7 - Stand C162


P.E. LABELLERS (PACKLAB)
PackLab, a company in the P.E. Labellers group specialized in the production of self-adhesive labeling systems, exhibits at Ipack-Ima 2015 its own flagship model: a WING model high speed linear self-adhesive labeler. With a nominal production speed of 20,000 b/h and front and back labeling stations, the system is suited for profiled containers. The self-adhesive units installed are latest generation and have a speed of 120 m/min.
Available for speeds between 4,000 and 24,000 p/h, the range of WING model labelers is suitable for applying partial body or wraparound labels on cylindrical containers and partial front and back labels on profiled containers. A major advantage of Packlab linear labelers is the absence of equipment for different formats, guaranteeing considerable savings for anyone labeling containers of different shapes and sizes.
Pad. 4 - Stand B21 C28


PROGET SYSTEM
Of its numerous solutions for labeling, marking and printing labels and automatic identification, the novelty presented by Proget System is the TNNT.DP.EC4300: a labeling system for heatshrunk tubs for ready meals (or single portions of various types), designed to enhance the work flow of producers of fresh pasta, to be stationed downstream of the former or tub loader.
TNNT.DP.EC4300 enables the application of two labels: a communicational one on the top of the packaging and another on the bottom, with technical and nutritional information. The double belt transport module (300 mm wide and 1200 mm long) calls for the insertion of two EC4300 series Collamat applicator heads, one above and one below. A motorized rotator is inserted in order to stabilize the tubs during spreading of the bottom label. The reel carrier capacity (350 mm diameter) and labeling speed give the line autonomy and high profitability. The Collamat 4300’s step motor guarantees maximum application precision.
Pad. 4 - Stand K07 L10


P.T.M. TECHNOLOGY SRL
P.T.M. Technology brings to the fair its range of conveyors and elevators adapted to be integrated with mills and similar processing installations. These products are part of a wider range, devised to satisfy the need for handling grain and/or flour in agricultural storage and industrial processing plants as well as in port terminals.
Pad. 3 - Stand B92

QUALITY TOOLS
Quality Tools specializes in the design and manufacture of complete lines and tools for production of aluminium foil and paper containers with rims for food products. They have extensive experience in special applications such as tools for the production of sealable Smooth Wall and Pet Food containers and also Airline containers, Wrinkle Wall containers, Tea light and Folded containers. Our machines and tools that can produce a paper container with G Rim and Reverse Curl patented by our company on the 2011.
Versatility and flexibility, combined with a high level of technology, allow Quality Tools to establish long term relationships with important aluminium foil container manufacturers worldwide, also supporting new companies on they enter in the aluminium foil container and paper container markets.
Pad 7 - Stand C206


RAM ELETTRONICA
Ram Elettronica’s knowhow enables the concern to supply a complete service to concerns, offering electric power installation, automation and control solutions designed to prevent the interfacing and coordination issues arising between different installations, closely connected in design as well as operations.
The software developed by Ram Elettronica can interact at all business levels, from management to production, without forgetting distribution, for better coordination.
Pad. 1 - Stand A45

RAMAC SRL
Ramac, based in the Region of Veneto, brings to the fair a packaging line for technical articles (screws, attachments, tools, joiners, plastic and electric components…) equipped with 4 automatic loading stations. Each station counts the individual products and verifies their weight, preventing errors due to production lot contamination, processing residues, defective products etc.
The counting systems guarantee precision at very high speeds. The final packaging is automatically boxed and put subjected to further verification before being conveyed to the automatic closure station.
Pad. 7 - Stand C89


ROMANI COMPONENTS
Among its products dedicated to motor transmission, Romani Components is the exclusive distributor of solutions by the German Eppinger (Gleason conical couplings, precision corner returns, epoidal reducers, epoidal combined with epicycloidal, epoidal/elicoidal reducers, cycloidal gearmotors). High angular precision, extremely high efficiency, compactness and reducer robustness, attachments varied and adapted to the motors and a high degree of personalization characterize the Eppinger motor transmission systems. They represent a suitable complement to Shimpo precision planetary reducers, which Romani Components has distributed for about 3 years, along with constructive solutions with helicoidal tooth gears. From the same manufacturer, the concern also proposes a reducer selection tool, free to use on the shimpo website.
Romani Components is also renewing its collaboration with Motus Tech, a company emerging internationally in the field of industrial automation solutions, created with its own aluminium linear tables and modules.
Pad. 10 - Stand G35


RULLI RULMECA
At Ipack-Ima 2015, Rulli Rulmeca is showing off its wide range of rollers and glue handling components.
Among its most exciting products, the concern focuses its attention on its range of drum motors, suitable for applications in normal environments, but also wet ones or with frequent washing (IP66-67), in packaging, in food processing, in dynamic weight-checking and in logistics. This is the most versatile generation of motors for conveyor belts, as well as the most powerful and energy efficient on the market.
All the concern’s drum motors are available in steel, aluminium or stainless steel, and, in particular, worth mention are the following:
- 80-113 mm diameter drum motors – for light loads, with steel reducer (LS line) or technopolymer or combined technopolymer + steel (LP line);
- 138, 165, 220 and 320 mm diameter drum motors – for medium/light loads, with steel reducer.
Pad. 10 - Stand A08 B01


SALKA INTERNATIONAL
Salka International is the master distributor of ANSER printers. The U2 series is the smallest hp inkjet printer with superior print performance (up to 600 dpi), particularly suited for one-time use on automated low and high speed systems. Easy to program and use, the machine requires no maintenance. It offers the absolute best quality/price ratio for all around high performance.
Pad. 4 - Stand T03